SHUWA | TRADITIONAL OMANI FOOD | First Food VLOG | Dubbed as the National dish of Oman 🇴🇲

mutton

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: goat

Chicken is leaner and more affordable than mutton.

date syrup

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey provides sweetness with fewer calories.

Ordered mutton and chicken shuwa with shabi and biryani rice.

Shuwa is made with meat wrapped in spices like cardamom, cloves, cumin, coriander, and peppercorns.

The meat is wrapped in dry banana or palm leaves and placed in a container.

A fire is made at the bottom of the container and placed into a special underground oven to cook the meat until tender.

Served with shabi rice and biryani rice, along with yogurt with cucumber and a special chutney made with onion and chili, extra onion slices, green chili, and lemon.

Also ordered Arabic bread, grilled chicken, french fries, and hummus.

Cooking Techniques

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